World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, cites funding shortages
The UN agency says funding shortages are forcing deeper cuts as 1.4 million people in Gaza face crisis-level food insecurity.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, the World Food Programme announced it would end monthly food assistance for 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, reducing total beneficiaries from 1.6 million to 1.1 million due to severe funding shortages.
- The agency received less than half its usual 2026 financing for Palestinian operations, forcing the decision. WFP urgently needs $450 million over six months to maintain critical operations across Gaza and the West Bank.
- Alongside caseload reductions, the WFP halved food rations and cut daily hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000. Cash assistance for 75,000 families dropped, with families in hard-to-reach areas receiving meals every other day instead of daily.
- Approximately 1.4 million people, or two-thirds of Gaza's population, face crisis levels of food insecurity, according to WFP assessments. Officials warn these cuts threaten to reverse fragile gains as winter approaches and hunger remains widespread.
- The WFP previously halved aid recipients in the West Bank from 400,000 to 200,000 in September, citing funding shortages and donor fatigue. This precedent underscores that resource constraints, not logistical access, drive reductions across Palestinian territories.
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UN food program funding cuts force group to slash aid to Gazans already struggling to eat
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid program in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food support in a territory where two-thirds of the population struggle to get enough to eat.
The WFP has cut food aid in Gaza due to a funding crisis. As many as 500,000 residents have lost their monthly aid amid the food crisis.
Funding shortages force UN to cut food aid for 500,000 people in Gaza
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced cuts to food assistance in Gaza, leaving 500,000 Palestinians without its monthly support as funding shortages threaten efforts to prevent hunger across the territory. The agency said that it would reduce the number of people receiving food and cash assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. Families who remain eligible will also receive smaller food parcels, less flour and reduced fin…
WFP cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians as funds shrink
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said that funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid program in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food support in a territory where two-thirds of the population struggle to get enough to eat.The WFP said it was reducing the number of re
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Great Yorkshire RadioUN cuts food aid to half a million Gazans over funding shortages
The Odyssey of Gaza, brought to its knees by 3 years of war, continues: the United Nations World Food Programme has announced heavy cuts in aid to the Strip. The reduction will force the Agency to exclude about 500,000 people from monthly food support, lowering the total number of beneficiaries from 1.6 to 1.1 million. The reason? A "serious shortage of funds." The rations of aid have been halved, the assistance in money has been reduced for 75,…
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